Top of the Hour: Romney Wins Big in Illinois, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Mitt Romney wins the Illinois primary with almost half the vote, while main rival Rick Santorum received 35 percent of the vote.  In other headlines, a standoff continues in Toulouse, France where a gunman who claims to be linked to al-Qaida is barricaded into an apartment; UN Secretary General calls the violence in Syria “extremely dangerous”; and new studies show that a daily dose of aspirin may help prevent some cancers.

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